The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date ...

Dust in the wind.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to breaking records. On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker made history by flying closer to the sun than any spacecraft in history. The probe reached a distance of just 3.8 ...

Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. Credit: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Apr 11, 2025, 12:46pm EDT Don Pettit's view of Earth from the ...

Mark was the science editor at Mashable. After working as a ranger with the National Park Service, he started a reporting career after seeing the extraordinary value in educating people about the ...

NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space After nine months on the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down in the Gulf of ...

NASA shared some powerful new footage of astronauts coming home from the Artemis II mission. This is huge, as it is the first time in over 50 years that a crew has made the trip to the Moon and back.

NASA visual shows how moon never shows 'dark side' A NASA video illustrates how the moon orbits the Earth in a process known as “synchronous tidal locking”. The Artemis II crew will see that far side.